art-20260507
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 7, 2026
AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 001-34723 | 93-0295215 | ||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
| 10 Glenlake Parkway, | South Tower, Suite 600 | ||||||||||
| Atlanta, | Georgia | 30328 | |||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||
(678) 441-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | COLD | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 2.02 — Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 7, 2026, Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the press release as well as a copy of the supplemental information referred to in the press release are available on the Company’s website and are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition”. The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits furnished therewith shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be or be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 7.01 — Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information set forth in Item 2.02 is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01. The information in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits furnished therewith shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be or be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
Press Release dated May 7, 2026 for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. | ||||||||
Supplemental Information Package for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 7, 2026
| AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Christopher J. Papa | |||||||
| Name: Christopher J. Papa | ||||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President | ||||||||